Shuocheng District Explained

Shuocheng
Native Name:朔城区
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Shanxi
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Shanxi
Coor Pinpoint:Shuocheng District government
Coordinates:39.3198°N 112.432°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Shanxi
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Shuozhou
Area Total Km2:1768
Population:565,075
Population As Of:2020[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Order:st
S:朔城区
T:朔城區
P:Shuòchéng Qū
J:sok3sing4 keoi1
Former names
Also Known As:Mayi County
P2:Mǎyìxiàn
W2:Ma-i Hsien
Altname3:Yinguan County
P3:Yīnguǎnxiàn
W3:Yin-kuan Hsien
L3:
Altname4:Yanmen Commandery
T4:
P4:Yànménjùn
W4:Yen-mên Chün

Shuocheng District, formerly Shuo County, is the main urban district of the prefecture-level city of Shuozhou in Shanxi province, China.

History

Shuocheng is the site of the ancient Chinese frontier post of Mayi and its territory was previously organized as the of Yanmen Commandery.

Yinguan,[2] in present-day Shuocheng District's Xiaguancheng Village,[3] was the seat of another county and of all of Yanmen Commandery during the Eastern Han.[2] The post was moved to Guangwu near present-day Daixian under the Kingdom of Wei.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/shanxi/admin/ Shānxī: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
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